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Yesterday would have been Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 105th birthday. The Bay Area literary icon died in 2021. He is most associated with books and poetry — and rightly so. But before he published Howl, before he opened City Lights and before the Beats he was part of the World War Two effort.
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Can mere words create a toxic climate in which violence is condoned and encouraged?Free speech is one of the core tenets of our democracy. We’re inclined…
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We all hope for peace. Yet in the face of violence, it often seems the only recourse is more violence. Advocates of non-violence claim it’s not necessary…
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Your CallOn the November 11th edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning investigative New York Times reporter James Risen about…
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Your CallOn the September 26th edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we discuss coverage of the People's Climate March and the UN…
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Your CallOn the September 19th edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of President Obama’s war plan for Iraq and…
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Since George W. Bush first declared a "war on terror," the US has been engaged in a global campaign to rid the world of terrorists. But what exactly is a…
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The United States recently threatened military action against Syria in response to the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Similar…
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Angered by evictions, Google buses, NSA spying and "climate change"? Eric Jansen's guest on Out in the Bay, 7pm Thursday on KALW, is Krissy Keefer,…
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Your CallOn today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss media coverage of the latest Walmart protests happening in over 15…
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Your CallOn today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about his new…
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Your CallOn the next Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll mark the 10- year anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. How are the media…